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The Mason River Protected Area in Clarendon, which is co-managed by the Natural History Museum of Jamaica, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), is currently undergoing an Invasive Species Control and Habitat Restoration project. The area is being rid of the invasive vampire fern (Dicranopteris pectinata) and the Natural History Museum of Jamaica is calling on persons to help protect local wetlands. The Mason River Protected Area has several wetland features and provides water for farming communities in the area.
The Mason River Protected Area in Clarendon, which is co-managed by the Natural History Museum of Jamaica, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), is currently undergoing an Invasive Species Control and Habitat Restoration project. The area is being rid of the invasive vampire fern (Dicranopteris pectinata) and the Natural History Museum of Jamaica is calling on persons to help protect local wetlands. The Mason River Protected Area has several wetland features and provides water for farming communities in the area.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Protect Wetlands

The Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) is calling on Jamaicans to play their part in protecting and conserving wetlands as it carries out habitat restoration work in the Mason River Protected Area. Speaking at the second Wetlands Awareness Virtual...
Public Defender, Arlene Harrison Henry, addresses recent JIS
Public Defender, Arlene Harrison Henry, addresses recent JIS 'Think Tank' on the Human Rights Campaign - 'Everybody Have Rights, Know Yuh Rights, Report Violations Now'. The campaign is a joint effort between the National Family Planning Board and the Office of the Public Defender.

Public Defender Calls On Jamaicans To Pay Keen Attention To Campaign Messages
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) Limited Marketing Director, Tina Myers Matalon (third left), display tablets during a handover ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, National Heroes Circle, in Kingston, on February 3. Also displaying tablets are international recording artiste and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ‘Add Hope’ Ambassador, Kevin Downswell (left), and ROJ Brand Manager, Andrei Roper. The devices were donated to the Ministry by ROJ under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) Limited Marketing Director, Tina Myers Matalon (third left), display tablets during a handover ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, National Heroes Circle, in Kingston, on February 3. Also displaying tablets are international recording artiste and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ‘Add Hope’ Ambassador, Kevin Downswell (left), and ROJ Brand Manager, Andrei Roper. The devices were donated to the Ministry by ROJ under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams At Handover Of Tablets By Restaurants of Jamaica
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 9). Listening are: Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 9). Listening are: Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

New Islandwide Curfew Hours 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Daily Until Feb. 24
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Senator Delroy Williams. addresses today’s (February 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Senator Delroy Williams. addresses today’s (February 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

KSAMC Passes Resolutions To Honour “Toots” And “Butch” Stewart

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Winner of the Best Overall Oral Presentation Award at the 2020 staging of the National Health Research Conference, and Master of Philosophy Candidate in Molecular Biology at the University of the West Indies, Kevhvan Graham, addresses JIS
Health & Wellness

Patients Encouraged To Take Full Course Of Antibiotics

Patients are being encouraged to take antibiotics for the prescribed period and to ensure that they finish the course. The appeal comes from winner of the Best Overall Oral Presentation Award at the 2020 National Health Research Conference, Kevhvan Graham. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 9, where he outlined findings of his award-winning research, he emphasised that...
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Director, Office of Citizen Security at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Shannon Stone (right), presents a tablet to pastor of the Flanker Adventist Church, Alpheus Smith (left), during a ceremony at the Flanker Primary and Junior High School in St. James, on Friday, February 5.
CommunityEducation

Learning Centre Opens In Flanker, St. James

The Flanker Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. James has opened a Learning Centre to assist students in the community with virtual learning, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Centre, which began operating on Monday, February 8, offers free Internet access, as well as the use of digital devices by students from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays...
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Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Omar Sweeney, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS)
Education

Education Sector Benefiting From Major JSIF Programme Interventions

The education sector has been the biggest beneficiary of interventions implemented under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) Programme. The programme, now in its ninth cycle, is financed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). It covers five target areas – education and human resource development, access and drainage, water and sanitation systems, health, and livelihood...
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Minister of Education,Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (JIS File Photo)
Education

Students Encouraged To Participate In Activities Marking National Careers Week

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Faval Williams, is encouraging students to participate in activities marking National Careers Week, from February 6-12. The event is a collaborative engagement involving the Education Ministry, HEART/NSTA Trust, and Junior Achievement Jamaica, under the theme: ‘Executing the Vision through Career Development: I Think It! I Can Be It!’ Mrs. Williams said parents, teachers...
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National Security Minikster, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), looks at one of several text books to be distributed to students enrolled in primary and secondary schools in St. James and Westmoreland with (from left) Youth Programme Coordinator at Flanker Resource Centre, Joan Munroe-Green, and Administrator at Flanker Resource Centre, Sandra Clarke, following a handover ceremony at the Flanker Primary and Junior High School in St James on February 5.
National Security

Investments In Education And Youth Can Potentially Curtail Crime And Violence – Dr. Chang

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says targeted investments in education and the nation’s youth can potentially curtail crime and violence in Jamaica over the long-term. Against this background, Dr. Chang said his Ministry will be focusing resources on children at the primary school level and their families as a preemptive measure to curb crime, particularly murder. “Our commitment...
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Diana Stewart, parent of a student of the Danny Williams School For the Deaf in Kingston, communicates with her child’s classmate, Cataleya Sawyers.
Education

JAD Commences Registration for Jamaican Sign Language Training Course

The Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) has commenced registering new applicants for the Jamaican Sign Language (JSL) Level One and Two training course, which is scheduled to start in March. The course offers 10-hours of real-time instructions, unlimited access to online resources, unlimited hours of facilitated self-study, and access to weekly online tests. Level one of the JSL, which...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and participants in the truck driver simulator training programme at the JDF’s Caribbean Military Academy, during a visit to the institution in Flanker, St. James, on Friday (February 5).
National SecurityYouth

Thirty At-risk Youth in St. James Enroll in CMA Truck Driver Simulator Training Programme

Thirty young men drawn from vulnerable communities across St. James have enrolled in the inaugural truck driver simulator training programme being offered at the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), the tertiary institution of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), which is situated in the community of Flanker in the parish. The programme is being undertaken at a cost of approximately $20 million through...
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